Is it possible for Denis to be a sub for the MSN? I know in Villareal he was more of a CAM but is he capable of playing on the wings?
Is it possible for Denis to be a sub for the MSN? I know in Villareal he was more of a CAM but is he capable of playing on the wings?
He was playing LM in Villareal regularly, that's basically our version of LW, ours being an even more attacking role obviously, so i guess he might even be more suited for Neymar's LW position, although i do hope he'll play Iniesta's CM/CAM position just as much, if not more, since we'll obviously need a replacement there sooner due to Iniesta's age.
About his role at Villarreal. He played on the wing but his role wasn't really that of what usually wingers do in traditional 4-4-2 systems. Look at this video from 2:05 where he talks about that.
[youtube]6gLvR-rWOsE[/youtube]
"You are the only team that played 4-4-2. Two out and out strikers, not 4-2-3-1"
"4-4-2 with wingers who are midfielders. Jonathan played on one side and me on the other."
He sees himself as a midfielder and hopefully Lucho will too. Yes, he can play LW here but I see him as our longterm replacement for Iniesta and hope he'll get the most minutes in his position. His talent would be wasted if he's only a backup to our (still the youngest) starter (Ney). We need to find out if he can be Iniesta successor over the next two seasons. I truly believe he can, he just needs to get a chance. In the meantime he needs to learn as much as possible from don Andres.
About his role at Villarreal. He played on the wing but his role wasn't really that of what usually wingers do in traditional 4-4-2 systems. Look at this video from 2:05 where he talks about that.
[youtube]6gLvR-rWOsE[/youtube]
"You are the only team that played 4-4-2. Two out and out strikers, not 4-2-3-1"
"4-4-2 with wingers who are midfielders. Jonathan played on one side and me on the other."
He sees himself as a midfielder and hopefully Lucho will too. Yes, he can play LW here but I see him as our longterm replacement for Iniesta and hope he'll get the most minutes in his position. His talent would be wasted if he's only a backup to our (still the youngest) starter (Ney). We need to find out if he can be Iniesta successor over the next two seasons. I truly believe he can, he just needs to get a chance. In the meantime he needs to learn as much as possible from don Andres.
They boy gets the #6. He has some big shoes to fill.